Tag: Asia & Oceania

211 Articles

Global Governance

High-tech Policy and its Potential to Roil US Alliances in Northeast Asia

Economic security plays an ever-expanding role in every country’s national security. Of particular importance is the concept of resilience – ensuring that a country is not…

December 12, 2022

Conflict & Security

China-Solomon Islands Security Agreement and Competition for Influence in Oceania

The China-Solomon Islands security agreement alarms Western countries concerned about China’s growing influence in Oceania. While the agreement is unlikely to result in the…

December 2, 2022

Business & Economics

Will the Belt and Road Initiative Be Another Casualty of the Pandemic?

China’s grand infrastructure development strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least when measured by the amount…

November 11, 2022

Conflict & Security

The One-China Policy in Transition

The United States’ One-China policy has been at the center of recent controversy. Rebutting Beijing’s accusations that Washington is changing the status quo, US officials…

November 7, 2022

Business & Economics

Policies and Politics: Effects on US-China Soybean Trade

US-China trade tensions, respective policy responses, geopolitics, and climate shocks will continue to reshape the global food system. As the largest and most concentrated…

October 26, 2022

Global Governance

Forced to Look East? Russia, China, India, and the Future of Arctic Governance

The day that Russia invaded Ukraine—February 24, 2022—will go down as a turning point in the history of the twenty-first century. Russia’s war against Ukraine is not only a…

September 16, 2022

Business & Economics

E-Commerce, Digital Identity, and Inclusive Digital Economy in Southeast Asia

The growth of the digital economy in Southeast Asia has increased at an unprecedented rate in the past decade. A Google and Temasek report in 2018 forecasted that the size of the…

July 20, 2022

Conflict & Security

Re-envisioning the “Fundamental Values” of a “Free and Open” Indo-Pacific

The Quadrilateral Dialogue (“Quad”) Leaders’ Summit on May 24 in Tokyo heralds a new era in security in the Indo-Pacific, a region shaped by a desire to contain the’…

July 19, 2022

Conflict & Security

China’s Efforts to Isolate and Intimidate Taiwan Are Pushing U.S. Allies Closer

For all the uncertainty surrounding the evolution of China’s strategy towards Taiwan, Beijing’s ultimate goal is clear. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks nothing less…

July 5, 2022

Conflict & Security

India, Israel, and Geopolitical Imaginaries of Cooperation and Oppression

The contemporary global moment requires us to be alert to the multiple trajectories of repression. Tactics and technologies circulate amongst and between democracies and…

June 17, 2022